Essays about: "impacts of Dams"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the words impacts of Dams.

  1. 11. Watering down justice : energy justice in the Inga dams case in the DRC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Ruth Krüger; [2017]
    Keywords : hydroelectric dams; energy justice; sustainability science; Democratic Republic of Congo; post-colonial context; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is energy justice and sustainability science, and the argument is based on a case study of the Inga dams. Substantial further development of hydropower is planned at the Inga dams, located on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. READ MORE

  3. 12. Consequences of a flood in Kristianstad, Sweden : a GIS-based analysis of impacts on important societal functions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Jonas Sjögren; [2017]
    Keywords : important societal functions; Hammarslund Barrier Failure; flood consequences; flood risk analysis; physical geography; geography; Geographical Information Systems; Kristianstad; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : According to a recent report from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, the city of Kristianstad is considered as one of the most vulnerable in Sweden regarding consequences of a flood. Being protected by a barrier system, a failure would most likely have serious impact on the city. READ MORE

  4. 13. Safety Analysis of Longtan High Dam Considering the Construction Process

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Henrik Hy; Viktor Hällqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : Longtan Dam; Gravity Dam; Stress distribution; Strain distribution; Distribution of Yield areas;

    Abstract : To manage China’s growing demands of electricity, more and larger dams could be a part of the solution. It is important to evaluate and perform safety analysis for existing dams, in order to improve our understanding and knowledge about future dams. READ MORE

  5. 14. Impacts of hydropower dams operations on plants : A greenhouse experiment on the response of germination and performance and survival of plant seedlings to direct and indirect effects of hydrological alterations resulting from hydropower dam operations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Guillermo Guindal Estévez; [2015]
    Keywords : hydropower; riparian; erosion; Sweden; seed; flow alteration.;

    Abstract : This work helps increasing our general understanding of how plants behave under altered hydrological conditions which occur along rivers regulated by hydropower dams. Usually, natural-real environments are highly unpredictable. Consequently, research based on field data becomes challenging and results may contain uncertainty. READ MORE

  6. 15. Social and Environmental effects of Bujagali Dam

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik

    Author : Linda Muwumuza; [2014]
    Keywords : Social effects; Environmental effects; Bujagali dam; Uganda;

    Abstract : Abstract There has been a steady increment in economic growth in Uganda and as the economy is on the rise, the demand for energy also increases. Hydro power energy production has been growing in Uganda as a result of the different types of dams created in Uganda along the River Nile. READ MORE